Accounting, Bookkeeping and Tax Services for Small Businesses and Rental Properties

Accounting, Bookkeeping and Tax Services for Small Businesses and Rental Properties

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Recently IRD announced their new eDocuments service which is coming soon. In the future, statements, notices and other correspondence from IRD will be available electronically in your myIR account. These will be known as “eDocuments”. This means that correspondence, like statements for GST and employer deductions, will no longer be […]

IRD have created a ‘To Do List’ of things employers must do in regard to Kiwisaver which says: All employers must: Offer KiwiSaver to all their employees who meet the rules Give all new employees a KS 3 information pack (factsheet and form) and existing employees if they ask […]

Business.govt.nz has recently launched “Compliance Matters” – an online tool that makes business compliance requirements easy to find, understand and manage. Compliance Matters is aimed at small businesses. It shows what’s on offer from the main government agencies and puts it all in one place. Business.govt.nz is government’s first one-stop-shop […]

This is the first in a new periodic series of blog posts I am calling… What The?? This series will explain some common terms and features of small business accounting and tax. Today we are starting nice and easy with: What The?? Trial Balance A trial balance is a report […]

Why are we waiting? You’ve done the work or sold your product and issued your invoice, now you’re waiting…and waiting…and… waiting some more to get paid. Chasing Debtors is never a fun job, but there are a number of small things you can do to encourage your clients and customers […]

Over recent weeks I have written posts that I think you as small business and rental owners would want or need to know. This week I am turning the tables. I would like to know what YOU want and need to know, about all things accounting, bookkeeping, tax, IRD, Xero […]

This post follows on from my post 9 ways to reduce your tax bill. Where I promised more details on the correct methods for calculating your vehicle expenses. It also follows on from the post Are you using the correct rates when claiming your vehicle expenses? Which provides the correct mileage rates for 2014. […]

“Two things in life are certain, death and taxes!” While most of us can’t avoid paying tax (legally anyway) there are things you can do to ensure you aren’t paying more than your fair share. Here’s a list of 9 things to help you reign in your tax bill. Hire […]

So often as small businesses we try to do it all., not only are we performing the core functions of our businesses, the things our customers and clients pay us for, the things we are good at. We are also doing (often poorly) a whole host of other jobs […]

As part of the 2014 Budget the New Zealand Government announced changes to paid parental leave (PPL) provisions. This post is quite full of dates and $$$$, but if you are expecting a baby any time soon hang on in there as there may just be some good news for […]